Connecticut: Registration, Inspection & Emissions

[Don]

Jerry:

Question to the Governor's staff aide:

" Realizing the Governor has been busy with the Budget process, is SB 1400 /Public Act 07-167 on the agenda for review and signing ? "

Reply received at 11:30 AM this morning:

" The Governor will give this bill due consideration when it reaches her desk. "

Since 1400 has a wide variety of Sections and topics, might explain the delay. No mention in the reply of any specfic time frame or process.

The last entry in the CGA Tracking site was back on 6/15 when the Bill was sent to the Secretary of State

Don

[SJK2]

Originally Posted by Don

The last entry in the CGA Tracking site was back on 6/15 when the Bill was sent to the Secretary of State

Don

Don,
I also believe it becomes law if she does nothing for 15 days after the session closes if both houses signed off on the bill, all see here:

http://www.cga.ct.gov/html/bill.pdf#45159

[Don]

With the clarification provided by Jerry and Steve, the 15 days counting weekends is Saturday June 30th, with the weekends excluded Thursday July 5th, counting Wednesday July 4th

Either way, with no NAY votes in the House or Senate, anticipating a favorable action by the Governor

As soon as 1400 is officially a Public Act, I will be in contact with the DMV Emissions Co-ordinator as the effective date for Section 35 is July 1st, requesting the procedures for those that have alreday received a notification for July and August emissions tests.

............getting closer and closer

[Chaplin]

If I ever wind up moving to CT, I want to thank all of you in advance that made this happen! Great news for CT Cobra owners.

[Don]

BILL NOTIFICATION
RELEASE No. 21


Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the following legislation of the 2007 Session on the date indicated after the title of the bill:



P.A. 07-167
s.S.B. 1400 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedules A and B and shall take effect as follows: Sections 1-5, 24, 27, 46, and 48-50 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill; Sections 6-23, 31, 36, 39-41 and 44-45 shall take effect October 1, 2007; Sections 25-26, 28-30, 32-35, 37-38, 42-43 and section 47 shall take effect July 1, 2007. The Governor signed the bill on June 25, 2007.

Emissions Exemptions for Composites is section 35, effective 7-1-07

[stush]

Don,

Many thanks for your tremendous efforts with the passage of this bill. Composite owners now and in the future owe you big time. Way to go.!!!

Stu

[Don]

Stu, thanks , but...... there are many, many individuals that participated in the effort, Initially, RENEW 1 had a bill started, 5790, for the Composite Emissions exemption. His initiative started the entire process

After the Public hearing, the intent of 5790 got folded into the annual DMV Bill, 1400, by the Transportation Committee.

I hestitate to mention by name, do not want to leave any one out, those that attended the Public Hearing and/or submitted written testimony, both individual hobbyists and business owners, approx 8 to 10. If inclined, join in with your thoughts. Also, the support of Representative Claire Janowski who had filed 5790 for RENEW 1

The feedback I received was the Transportation Committee Senators and Representatives were impressed, both with the turnout and the sincere testimony, written and at the Public Hearing, that was done personally as private citizens.

Too many times we hear negatives regarding the DMV. Had it not been for the great assistance of a DMV staff individual, we would not have known the number of registered Composites in the state, low 300 compared to over 3,000,000 passenger car registrations. Just one point in the overall reasoning for requesting the exemption

Nice to see a win for the CT hobbyist and Composite owners !!